Shinchi Station

Shinchi Station

新地駅
Shinchi Station; 新地駅
	The station entrance after reopening in October 2017
General information
Location	Yachigoya, Shinchi-machi, Sōma-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-2702; Japan
Coordinates	37°52′45.2″N 140°55′32.4″E / 37.879222°N 140.925667°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	315.8 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 November 1897
Rebuilt	2016
Passengers
FY2018	281 daily
Services
Location
	Shinchi Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Shinchi Station Shinchi Station (Japan)

Shinchi Station (新地駅, Shinchi-eki) is a railway station in the town of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Operation of the station was suspended due to severe damage to the railway and station facilities caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.^[1] The station reopened at a new location in December 2016.

Lines[edit]

Shinchi Station is served by the Jōban Line and is 315.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo. The station is attended.

Station layout[edit]

Prior to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Shinchi Station previously had a single island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was rebuilt with two opposed side platforms.

Platforms[edit]

1	■ Jōban Line	for Iwanuma and Sendai
2	■ Jōban Line	for Sōma and Haranomachi

History[edit]

Shinchi Station opened on November 10, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

The station was totally destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. It reopened at a new location further inland on 10 December 2016.^[2]

The station building in January 2008
The remains of Shinchi Station, including an E721 series train, after the tsunami in 2011

Passenger statistics[edit]

In 2018, the station was used by an average of 281 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 6
Shinchi town hall
Shinchi post office
Tsurushi fishing port

References[edit]

^ 【東日本大震災】「悪夢だ」電車「くの字」福島・新地町 (in Japanese). MSN Sankei News. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
^ 常磐線相馬～浜吉田間の運転再開について [Reopening of Joban Line between Soma and Hamayoshida]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Shinchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[sankei-1] 【東日本大震災】「悪夢だ」電車「くの字」福島・新地町 (in Japanese). MSN Sankei News. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.

[hobidas20160930-2] 常磐線相馬～浜吉田間の運転再開について [Reopening of Joban Line between Soma and Hamayoshida]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

[jreast2018stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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